Ornament for christmas tree



P 1956 L. RAYMOND ORNAMENT FOR CHRISTMAS TREE Filed Feb. 23, 1954JNVENTOR. 444435271. 24mm) BY f firromrsrs United States Patent dice2,752,152 Patented Sept. 11, 195-5 2,762,152 ORNAMENT FOR CHRISTMAS TREELambert L. Raymond, Minneapolis, Minn. Application February 23, 1954,Serial No. 412,018 7 Claims. (Cl. 41-10) This invention relates to anornament, and particularly to a reflective type of ornament such aswould be suitable as a decoration on a Christmas tree. It is desirableto have a suspended movable or oscillatable type of ornament ofreflective material having zones of high reflection thereon, with saidreflections appearing to move as said ornament moves or oscillates. Itis also desirable to have an ornament with a plurality of colored areasthereon.

It is an object therefore of this invention to provide an elongatedornament suitable as a decoration on a Christmas tree having zones ofhigh reflection thereon.

It is another object of this invention to provide an ornament adapted tobe movably hung on a Christmas tree having light reflective spotsthereon and having zones of high reflection, said zones appearing tomove as said ornament is moved or oscillated.

It is a further object of this invention to provide an ornament adaptedto be hung on a Christmas tree to be oscillatable comprising a member ofrigid colored refiective material of elongated triangular form andformed into trough-shape and having thereon a multiplicity of adjacentreflective spots and having reflective zones thereon, an aperture at thewider end of said member and a thread-like means for hanging saidornament to a portion of a Christmas tree.

It is more specifically an object of this invention to provide anornament to be hung on a Christmas tree comprising a member of sheetmaterial of elongated substantially triangular form being curved about alongitudinal axis thereof to the form of substantially one-half of acone or being bent about a longitudinal axis to have sides taperingdownwardly substantially to a point, a multiplicity of adjacent lightreflecting spots thereon formed by indentations in rows generallyinclined to said longitudinal axis of said member, said member having anaperture at its wider end, a thread for hanging said member to a portionof a Christmas tree whereby said member is oscillatable, and zones ofhigh reflection extending substantially longitudinally of said member.

It is also an object of this invention to provide an ornament adapted tobe hung on a Christmas tree comprising a member of reflective sheetmaterial of elongated substantially trough-shape form having undulatingedge portions, a multiplicity of adjacent indentations thereon forminglight reflecting spots, said member tapering downwardly substantially toa point and having its sides at its upper and wider end converginginwardly toward said end, said end having an aperture therein, a threador thread-like member having one end secured in said aperture forhanging said ornament on a Christmas tree and said member having zonesof high reflection, which zones move as said ornament is oscillated.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a modification of applicants device;

Fig. 2 is a view in horizontal section taken on line 22 of Fig. l, asindicated by the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of applicants device;

Fig. 4 is a view in horizontal section taken on line 44 of Fig. 3, asindicated by the arrows;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view showing a modification of applicants device;

Fig. 6 is a view in partial vertical section taken on line 6-6 of Fig.5, as indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 7 is a partial view in side elevation shown on an enlarged scale;and

Fig. 8 is a partial vertical section taken on line 88 of Fig. 7, asindicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, applicants device is shown have inwardlyconverging portions ltla' with a rectilinear horizontal top portion we.Adjacent said upper end A thread or thread-like portion IQe is anaperture 10 member 11 is provided having one end portion securedsuitably secured, as to a portion hold said member It) in a suspendedposition. Said member it) will be freely oscillatable and may beoscillated by hand or it is adapted to oscillate by any movement of thetree or even by the current of air moving in the atmosphere. Said member10 will be osciilatable about the longitudinal axis of the plane inwhich it is disposed. Said indentations form light reflecting spots,each having a plurality of reflective areas. Each of said sides 10121and said bottom portions 10172 of said indentations ltib form lightreflective areas. Said sides and bottom portions will respectivelyreflect light as said member is moved or oscillated or as the lightsource is moved so that said reflection will move from some of saidportions of said indentations to other of said portions and said lightreflection will extend longitudinally of said rows of indenrations. Theform of said member provides light reflecting zones .100 extendinggenerally longitudinally of said member and said light reflecting zoneswill move laterally ofsaid member-10 as said member oscillates or assaid light source moves. The high reflective points at the sides of saidindentations will change position as said ornament oscillates, thusgiving a striking and beautiful eflect.

The concave side of said member 10 will have an appearance similar tothe convex side thereof, as disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2. Said concaveside will also have longitndinal zones ofhigh reflection which willappear to move laterally of said member as said memberis moved,oscillated or as'the source of'light is moved. The high spots onsaidindentations willalso move as above described.

Hencea highlydecorative and very pleasing light reflective ornamentformed as a-pendant is provided.

Referring to'Fig. '3, a member'lll is shown which is substantiallysimilar in structure to member '10 having nndulated outer edges 10a, amultiplicity of light reflecting indentations 10'b and an aperture 10'at its upper end portion. The sides of said member 10' at its upper endportion converge inwardly to form a curvilinear upper end portion 10's.A'thread or threadlike member 11' is shown'having one end portionsecured'in said'aperture 10f'and its other end portion will be securedto a suitable support-to hold said member 10 in a suspended position.Referring to Fig. 2, said member 10 is disclosed as being curved about alongitudinal axis in the form of a'half cone. Said member 10"has zones10's of high reflection.

In operation, member 10 functions in the same man-. ner as member 10informing a'pendant and in'having similar lightreflecting areas and asimilar decorative and pleasing appearance.

With reference to Fig. 5, a'rnodification is shown of a portion ofapplicants device. The upper end portion of a member 10" is-shown.Said-member 10""will be similar in structure to said member 10. Thesides of said member 10 at its upper endhaveinwardly convergingconcavely curved portions --10"a. -Said upper end portion-of member 10is bent to lie in-a substantially horizontal plane to form -asubstantially -rounded upper end portion having an aperture '10ctherein. Aperture 3.0% is substantially coincidentwiththe=longiudinalaxis about which member 10" is bent.

In operation, -a flexible member similar to member 11 will beprovidedhaving one-end -seeured in saidaperture 10"0 andhaving its-other endsecured-to a s'uitabl'e supportto hold saidmernber 1B in suspensionasfrom' any desirable portion of-aChristmastree. Said rnember 10 isadapted-tooscillate 'about its-central longitudinal axis and in allother respects will function as in the operation of member 10' abovedescribed.

Thus .it is seen that Ihave provided a simply constructed yet unusuallydecorative ornament adapted for use on a Christmas tree having amultiplicity of light reflecting spots and having zones of highreflection, which zones move as said ornament is oscillated and thus isprovided a very pleasing and beautifully decorative effect. Applicantsdevice is now being produced on acommercial scale and has proved to bevery successful.

It will of course be understood that various changes may be made in theform, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicants invention, which, generallystated, consists in a device capable of carrying'out the objects aboveset forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

. l. A Christmas tree ornament-comprising a member of sheet material ofgeneral elongated substantially triangular form, the same being formedinto elongated *4 concavo-convex form, said member having rows of smalladjacent indentations therein, faces of said member being highlyreflective whereby each of said indentations constitutes a lightreflecting spot and there is a zone of high reflection extendinglongitudinally of said member at each side thereof.

2. The structure set forth inelaim 1, said rows extending longitudinallyalong said member and being inclined to the longitudinal midline of saidmember. i

3. Thestructure set forth in claim 1, said member having a top portionextending'substantially at right angles to the axis of said member andhavinga small aperture therein substantially coincident with the centrallongitudinal axis of said member atitstransverse center and a thread ofsmall diameter secured in said aperture and adapted to be attached to aspot for suspending said ornament whereby said member will oscillateabout the axis of said thread and said'light reflecting spots'willappear to move and said zones shiftlaterally in-location.

4. The structure setforth in claiml, said member-having its sides at itsupper and-Widerend convergingin- Wardly and towards said end. I

5. A Christmas tree ornament'comprising'a member of sheet material ofgeneral elongated substantially triangular form, the same "being bentabout '21 longitudinal line thereof to be of trough shape and forming aportion of a polygon-incross section, said member havingrows of smalladjacent indentationstherein, the inner and outer surfaces of saidmember being'highly reflective whereby each of said indentations formsalight reflecting spot and there is a longitudinally extendingzone ofhigh reflection at each side of said member. V

6. A Christmas tree ornament comprising amember of sheet material ofgeneral elongated substantially triangularform, the same beingbent-about acentral longitudinalaxis to be of trough shape andtaperingdownwardly substantially to a-point, said member havingundulated edges at its'sides, said member having its sides at its upperend portion converging inwardly :toward-sai'd end, said member havinganaperture at its upper end portion, a multiplicity'ofadjacent-indentations insaid member forming'light'reflecting spotsandsaid member having thereon longitudinally extending light=reflectingzones, and a thread of smalldiameter having one end secured in saidaperture Torhanging said member for oscillationabout its centrallongitudinal .axis whereby when said member is oscillated said'longitudinal .zones of reflectioirwillmove laterally of:said.rnember.

7. A Christmastree ornament comprisinga memberof reflective sheetmaterial of elongated generally triangular form, an undulated edgeportion about said member, said member being curved-about alongitudinalaxishavinga wider end portionatitsupperend-andtapering-downwardly :substantiallyto a point, saidmember havingzanaperture at its upper end portion, amultiplicityvofladjacent.indentations I forming light reflecting spots formed in said member. andformedin rows substantially-inclined tothe longitudinal axis .ofsaid-member and said memberh-aving light reflecting zones extendingsubstantially longitudinallyof said member, and ,a 'thread'of smalldiameter having one end-secured in sa'd aperture for hanging saidornament in suspension-whereby whensaid member is oscillated said lightreflecting spots will app ar to move in said rows :andsaid;light,reflecting zones will move laterally of sai'dmember.

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2,344,639 Ressinger fMar. :21, 19 44 FOREIGN PATENTS 614,580 GreatBritain Dec. 17, 1948 thein'ner and outer sur-

